Results 20,841-20,860 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I understand why the Minister was otherwise detained when Second Stage of the Bill was taken. The Minister of State was not available either and the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs and data protection, Deputy Dara Murphy, came to the House to discuss this very important Bill. I assume the Minister's officials have given him details of the comments made and some of...
- Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I certainly will.
- Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister.
- Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for his response and his commitment to keep this matter under review. Certainly, I will forward to him a couple of instances I have come across. I know that colleagues have come across instances also. I thank the Minister for his response.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Unfortunately, for the second day in a row I must, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, extent my deepest sympathies, this time with regard to the tragedy that occurred yesterday in Baltimore, with the loss of three lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ryan and O'Connor families. Last week I raised with the Leader, and brought to the attention of colleagues, the situation in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear. Probably not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: How about four years?
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Keane should sit down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Keane should tell that to the people outside.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am aware of that, but they are not being given priority.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I will receive the same answer. I want action.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not only in east Cork.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of my party, Fianna Fáil, I extend my deepest sympathy to the families of those who were brutally murdered in the savage terrorist attack in Tunisia, in particular, those of the three Irish victims and our fellow countrymen, Laurence Hayes, Martina Hayes and Lorna Carty. It is disgraceful that people enjoying their holidays with their families were gunned down in such a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That shows the power of Sinn Féin.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That would be a good subject for a Commencement debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Is there anything else?
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: There are.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sure you will be glad as well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader for outlining the business. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, namely that No. 19 be taken before No. 1. Many colleagues across the House have discussed this. No one could agree that it is right or proper that a Government agency, Tusla, has cut funding for Rape Crisis Network Ireland and is seeking to introduce quite stringent changes regarding how rape...